LAS VEGAS — In the search for extraterrestrial life, few things are more valuable than a scoop of dirt, provided it’s from the right place. NASA’s Perseverance rover has now collected such samples ...
U.S. plans to return Mars samples face delays as China advances its own mission. Scientists and policymakers debate costs, timelines, and the role of sample return in future Mars exploration ...
A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...
NASA will analyze and explore two different landing options for its Mars Sample Return program, though it will take almost two years to do so and is expected to announce its decision in late 2026. The ...
The UA-led Phoenix Mars lander delivered a soil sample to one of the spacecraft's science instruments Friday, though it's not clear whether any of the soil made it into the device. Images from Phoenix ...